Crazy Things Come in Threes
-David looks at how GDP is reported, the high cost of college staff salaries, and tax laws coming and going for 2012.
Read More...GDP Reports: Revising the Revised Revisions
David discusses the reporting of GDP and why constant revisions make the information hard to use when making economic estimates and investment decisions.
Read More...What Government Statistics Really Report
-David sheds some light on government statistics by looking at what they actually report vs. what they are supposed to measure.
Read More...Theory and Practice in Government Statistics
David sheds some light on government statistics by looking at what they actually report vs. what they are supposed to measure.
Read More...Deflating Inflation Statistics
David explains government inflation statistics and why they tend to under report actual price inflation. He also begins a discussion about GDP.
Read More...GDP: The Truth Isn’t Necessarily In The Numbers
David identifies some of the irregularities in government statistics and why the numbers should be taken with a grain of salt.
Read More...2011: 3% GDP Growth & What Could Derail It
We are expecting 3% US GDP growth in 2011, but at the same time are watching several factors that could throw this prediction off the mark.
Read More...Outlook 2011: The U.S. Economy
Overall we expect positive economic growth for 2011, though we will maintain a conservative bias within our models. When it comes to investing, we believe the continuing recovery will provide opportunities with an appropriate amount of risk, but the key will be how we allocate among various asset classes in a global marketplace.
Read More...New Healthcare Legislation and the Individual Investor
The recent landmark legislation that President Obama signed into law promises to fundamentally change the face of the healthcare industry for years to come. But what does that mean for you as a consumer and as an investor?
Read More...The DLB Bulletin-July 2009
In this edition of The DLB Bulletin, we take an in-depth look at the global economy, which sectors are poised for growth and what we expect in general for investing during the second half of the year.
Read More...The Once and Future Economy
The Nobel physicist, Niels Bohr, once said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” At D. L. Blain & Co., we have learned it is hard enough to evaluate what just happened, much less predict what will happen.
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